The Obama administration today announced the nominations of Brian Quintenz and Chris Brummer to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Quintenz is the founder and managing principal of Washington, D.C.-based Saeculum Capital Management LLC and a former aide to Rep. Deborah Price. Brummer is a professor at Georgetown University Law School, with a background in international trade.
Republic First Bank closed in Pennsylvania
State regulators closed Republic First Bank, doing business under the Republic Bank brand, in Philadelphia, and appointed the FDIC as...